1 streaming audio file (approximately 23 minutes) : digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 23 minutes). Following the sound of castanets, Walter Terry introduces Matteo, a teacher of ethnic dance, in particular that of India and Spain; Matteo speaks about the process of teaching and learning Spanish dance in Spain, in particular the method of learning by observation and imitation rather studying technique separately; his own method of teaching Spanish dance to Americans; the castanets (including a brief demonstration); teaching classical Indian dance and Spanish dance at the School of Performing Arts, New York City, in particular, his methods for teaching Indian classical dance forms including how he uses a ballet barre; the place of ethnic dance in a dancer's training and preparation for a professional career. [Matteo very briefly demonstrates, with claps and a chime, a rhythm typically used in teaching classical Indian dance.]
Interview with Matteo on teaching dance forms of other cultures, conducted by Walter Terry, as host; broadcast on November 21, around 1967 by radio station WNYC, New York, on its series Invitation to dance.
The sound quality is very good.
The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Author
Matteo, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Matteo : teaching the dance forms of other cultures, 196-.
Imprint
[196-]
Type of content
spoken word
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded for and broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York for its program Invitation to dance Broadcast on November 21,196- New York (N.Y.)
Restricted access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Original version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 23 minutes); polyester; half-track; 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto791_v01f01_sc.
Local note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-91
Former call number: *MGZT 7-91
Local note
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-91; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; polyester. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-91; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD).